diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/HeadlessJsTaskService.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/HeadlessJsTaskService.java
index 314e68388372ac..b47a4e9f07e25f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/HeadlessJsTaskService.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/HeadlessJsTaskService.java
@@ -179,31 +179,30 @@ protected ReactContext getReactContext() {
   }
 
   private void createReactContextAndScheduleTask(final HeadlessJsTaskConfig taskConfig) {
-    final ReactHost reactHost = getReactHost();
-
-    if (reactHost == null) { // old arch
-      final ReactInstanceManager reactInstanceManager =
-          getReactNativeHost().getReactInstanceManager();
-
-      reactInstanceManager.addReactInstanceEventListener(
+    if (ReactNativeFeatureFlags.enableBridgelessArchitecture()) {
+      final ReactHost reactHost = getReactHost();
+      reactHost.addReactInstanceEventListener(
           new ReactInstanceEventListener() {
             @Override
             public void onReactContextInitialized(@NonNull ReactContext reactContext) {
               invokeStartTask(reactContext, taskConfig);
-              reactInstanceManager.removeReactInstanceEventListener(this);
+              reactHost.removeReactInstanceEventListener(this);
             }
           });
-      reactInstanceManager.createReactContextInBackground();
-    } else { // new arch
-      reactHost.addReactInstanceEventListener(
+      reactHost.start();
+    } else {
+      final ReactInstanceManager reactInstanceManager =
+          getReactNativeHost().getReactInstanceManager();
+
+      reactInstanceManager.addReactInstanceEventListener(
           new ReactInstanceEventListener() {
             @Override
             public void onReactContextInitialized(@NonNull ReactContext reactContext) {
               invokeStartTask(reactContext, taskConfig);
-              reactHost.removeReactInstanceEventListener(this);
+              reactInstanceManager.removeReactInstanceEventListener(this);
             }
           });
-      reactHost.start();
+      reactInstanceManager.createReactContextInBackground();
     }
   }
 }